So I pulled it out to take a look. There was a floor patch that was rotted again. But the original rotted section of floor that is under the wall was never replaced. So at this corner of the camper, I needed to replace the floor 12" wide from the wheelwell to the front. The inner floor structure and lower wall framing was rotten too.
This is the first scary task I really have with the camper... how do I repair this section without completely tearing apart the camper? My hope is that repairing the floor will help with squaring up the door. I ended up replacing the rotten 2X2s in the subfloor with a 2X4 and new 2X2 ribs cut to the new length. New insulation, new plywood... even cut new baseplates for the wall on either side of the door. Not too bad. The wall has a tendancy to sag a little when the crumbling structure is pulled away. But because I was adding several layers in, I was sort of able to wedge the sandwich into place. Something of note... today's lumber seems to be sized smaller than yesterday's. So until I actually finish repairing the wall portion, it's a little (1/4"?) shorter than before. Is the door straight? Straighter. But I think that I need to rebuild square framing... the door opening is roughly cut, and not even level with the roof line, right from the factory. Oh, I have to drill the new wood for (and replace) the carriage bolts. Right now, it's not secured, and the step isn't real sturdy. Couple days... no big deal. More pictures as I progress. I actually have it roughed in.
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